Students need to register for 3 credits per semester for grades 9 through 12 and meet the requirements listed below (minimum state and district credit requirements). Note: 1 credit equals 2 semesters of coursework.

*The 3rd credit of science and the 3rd credit of math are your choice, based on your interests and your High School & Beyond Plan (HSBP).

For classes of 2025 and Beyond:

**Personalized Pathway Requirements (PPR) are related courses that lead to a specific post-high school career or educational outcome you desire, based on your interests and HSBP (that may include Career & Technical Education) and are intended to provide a focus for your learning.

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• High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP)

Students are required to meet a Graduation Pathway:

• State Assessment: Meet or exceed the graduation scores in the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics or in WA-AIM (Washington Access to Instruction & Measurement).

• Dual Credit: Earn at least one high school credit in ELA and at least one high school credit in math in dual credit courses (Running Start, College in the High School, and/or Career and Technical Education dual credit courses).

• AP/IB/Cambridge: For both ELA and math, earn a 3 or higher on certain Advanced Placement (AP) exams or a 4 or higher on certain International Baccalaureate (IB) exams or an E on certain Cambridge International exams, or pass the course with at least a C+. 

• SAT/ACT: Meet or exceed the graduation scores set by SBE in the math and ELA portions of the SAT or ACT.

• Transition Course: Pass a transition course in ELA and math (for example, a Bridge to College course) which allows a student to place directly into a credit-bearing college level course.

• Performance-based: Learn more about the newest pathway.

• Combination: Meet any combination of at least one ELA and one math option of those options listed in 1-6.

• ASVAB: Meet standard on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) by scoring at least the minimum established by the military for eligibility to serve in a branch of the armed services.*

• CTE Sequence: Complete a sequence of Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.*

*Note: Students who pursue these pathways (ASVAB or CTE) do not need to meet English and math requirements separately. English and math content are embedded in both pathways—and a student who meets either the ASVAB standard or the CTE pathway requirements has met the graduation pathway requirement.